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Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
Gadkari calls for enhanced international investment in Infrastructure and MSME sector
Union Minister for Road Transport, Highways and MSMEs Shri Nitin Gadkari has called for increased investment by international institutions and bodies in the Indian Highways and MSME sectors. He said, automobile and MSME are the two growth engines of Indian economy.
Addressing the Indo-Australian Chamber of Commerce and Womennovator on Trade Investment and collaborations in Road infrastructure and MSMEs today, the Minister said, India and Australia are already co-operating in the road safety sector. He said, this cooperation has provided better designs for roads and awareness opportunities for the public. Under Indian Road Safety Assessment Programme 21000 km roads have been assessed and about 3000 km road length is under technological upgradation. He said, better road engineering and increased public awareness has brought about improvement. It is estimated, he added, that these upgradationprogrammes will bring about 50 per cent reduction in Road accidents. Shri Gadkari informed that our objective is to set out to achieve zero road fatalities by 2030.
Shri Gadkari informed that his Ministry has taken lot of initiatives to reduce road accidents. World Bank and ADB have committed Rs 7000 crore each for this campaign. He said, by social awareness and education, improving emergency services, pressing for medical insurance, providing more hospitals, etc the country is inching closer to achieving its Road safety targets. He referred to the MV Act of 2019, which is a comprehensive legislation on all aspects of Transport sector in India.
The Minister said, the govt is concentrating on village, agricultural and tribal sectors for providing employment opportunities there. He emphasized that it is the MSME sector which will drive the Indian economy in the coming years. He informed that investment in infra and insurance sectors has been opened up, as there are huge opportunities in insurance, pension and share economies. He said, MSME is also going to capital market soon.
Australian Dy PM also elaborated various initiatives of his country in the road sector especially in the area of road safety. He added that India and Australia have strong relations
which he said were never been so strong. He expressed confidence that the ties between two countries will grow further comprehensively in different fields including trade and commerce.
He stressed on the need for building infrastructure and added saying that this is one way of overcoming Covid-19 pandemic.
Vice President's Secretariat
VICE PRESIDENT RELEASES CHUKKA RAMAIAH’S BOOK ‘MODATI PATHAM’
The Vice President of India Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu today released ‘MODATI PATHAM’ a book written by noted educationist Shri Chukka Ramaiah. Speaking on the occasion, Shri Naidu, congratulated Shri Ramaiah for his efforts in making entry to IITs in the country affordable and accessible to all students rich and poor alike Shri Naidu said that, Shri Ramaiahs experiences as a teacher will guide teachers and become a book of reference for them. The fact that coaching is required to secure a seat in Ramaiah’s institutions is a testimony to the standard of excellence in his institutions, Shri Naidu said.
The Vice President further said that today there is a need to inculcate a sense of pride among students in talking in their own mother tongue, respecting teachers and elders and love for their own country. He said Shri Chukka Ramaiah has rendered great service to our education system and his students have achieved great success and are in high positions in India and abroad. Shri Naidu also extended birthday wishes to Shri Chukka Ramaih.
Deputy Chief Minister, Shri K. Srihari said that Shri Chukka Ramaiah’s book worked timelessly far to make entry into IITs accessible to all meritorious stuents. He announced that the Telangana Government would provide the book to all state libraries and see that every teacher has a copy.
Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council Ex-Chairman Dr. A. Chakrapani, Telanagana Press Academy Chairman Shri A. Narayana, TSPSC Chairman Shri G. Chakrapani were also present.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Cabinet approves Implementation of Master Plan of AIIMS, New Delhi
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given ‘in principle’ approval to the Implementation of Master Plan to convert All India Institute of Medical Sciences , New Delhi into a world class Medical University.
Details:
- The Master Plan envisages freeing up adequate space through redevelopment, vertical expansion and reorganizing the land usage, thus optimizing the infrastructure of the Institute for the next 20 years.
- It is proposed to re-develop the infrastructure of AIIMS, New Delhi by consolidating the Patient Care, Teaching, Research, Administration and support services in areas in the East Ansari Nagar  Campus and residential facilities from East Ansari Nagar  to Trauma Centre Extension  Campus.
Benefits:
The project would provide highly specialized state-of-the-art healthcare to the patients and an integrated ‘One Campus’ answer to all the investigative, physiotherapeutic, operative, rehabilitative and vocational needs of the patients.It would ensure smart mobility and accessibility for the patients and become an apex tertiary care centre for advancement of research, clinical applications and management of patients.
NITI Aayog
Atal Innovation Mission in partnership with Dassault Systèmes’ all set to give another boost to innovation
Atal Innovation Mission  NITI Aayog in partnership with Dassault Systèmes’ is all set to rave up the innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem across the country.
In this regard a Statement of Intent  was signed between AIM and Dassault Systèmes today in a virtual event to support various current and future initiatives of AIM programs and AIM beneficiaries in India.
Under this SoI, Dassault Systèmes will support and promote AIM beneficiaries including Atal Tinkering Labs , AIM incubators , Atal Community Innovation Centres , grantees under Atal New India Challenge , and Atal Research & Innovation for Small Enterprise .
With an aim to promote innovation and entrepreneurship amongst aspiring entrepreneurs, this program will act as a catalyst for an open innovation collaboration to accelerate disruptive innovation in the community.
The SoI features six aspects of engagement between Dassault and AIM, NITI Aayog. These include access to Dassault Systèmes’ 3DEXPERIENCE Lab start-up acceleration program to selected AIM start-ups; mentorship to selected AIM start-ups for capability building of their products; 3DEXPERIENCE Lab related global community access to selected AIM start-ups; industry connect for selected AIM start-ups with Dassault Systèmes’ worldwide customers, partners and technology collaborators as and when applicable; participation of selected AIM start-ups in Dassault Systèmes national and global events; and organization and participation in joint events, hackathons, challenges with AIM and NITI Aayog
Expressing his views, Mission Director AIM, Dr Chintan Vaishnav said that the partnership with Dassault is a win-win partnership and earmarks the expanding ecosystem of AIM in the country across all the beneficiaries.
“This initiative will open a new window for select Indian startups as they get access to the Dassault Systèmes global start up ecosystem- their accelerator program and a chance to connect with peers, industry experts, engineers, designers and be a part of the 3DEXPERIENCE Lab, which I must say I am very excited about because of its ability to accelerate startups, and with community worldwide,” he added.
Managing Director, India, Dassault Systèmes Deepak NG while sharing his views said that the engagement with AIM is the beginning of a long-term relationship that reinforces Dassault’s commitment to nurture an ecosystem of makers, innovators in the country.
“Our engagement with AIM will further strengthen on our common objectives on how startups can leverage technology, industry best practices and policies driven by the Government,” he added, “Our 3DEXPERIENCE lab will give access to technology and community for emerging startups in new domains like electric vehicles, batteries and charging infrastructure, medical devices, energy & materials sector and even to frugal innovators providing sustainable solutions for the industry of the future,” he asserted.
Ministry of Railways
Free WI-FI Service available at over 6000 railway stations
Facilitating railway passengers in accessing internet while at the stations
Helping public to avail online services/information; Contributing towards Digital India
Wi-Fi services have been provided at 6071 Railway Stations across India so far. These are available to the general public free of cost for the first half an hour of any day and on a chargeable basis, subsequently.
Provision of Wi-Fi at Railway stations facilitates Railway passengers in accessing the internet while at the stations. Wi-Fi at Railway stations is helping the public to avail online services/information, thereby contributing towards Digital India initiative of the Government.
The total data usage on these stations is of the order of 97.25 Terabytes per month approx.
No separate funds have been sanctioned by Ministry of Railways for this scheme. Funds amounting to ₹ 27.22 crores have been sanctioned by Department of Telecom  under the Universal Service Obligation Fund  for provision of Wi-Fi services at 193 Railway stations in rural areas. Wi-Fi services at 1287 Railway stations  are being provided by M/s RailTel Corporation of India Limited . In the remaining stations, Wi-Fi services have been provided under Corporate Social Responsibility /Charity projects of various firms for which no capital expenditure is incurred.
This information was given by the Union Minister of Railways, Communications and Electronics & Information Technology, Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Railways
83 women RPF Sub-Inspector Cadets of Indian Railways successfully complete training
All Women RPF Sub-Inspector Cadets Passing-Out Parade held at Moula Ali
Passing Out Parade of 83 women Sub-Inspector Cadets  belonging to different Zonal Railways was held at Railway Protection Force  Training Centre, Moula-Ali today i.e. 10th August, 2020.
Ms. Chanchal Sekhawat, was adjudged “Best Cadet” & “Best in Indoor” & Ms. Smriti Biswas, was adjudged as “Best in Outdoor” activities.. The Parade was commanded by Ms. Chanchal Sekhawat.
Speaking on the occasion, Shri Gajanan Mallya advised the women Sub-Inspectors to work with devotion and discharge the duties for security of Railway property and railway passengers. Special focus shall be given to take care of vulnerable section of society, women and children as trafficking of women and children is on increase. He also wished the young cadets a bright future and also congratulated the women SI Cadets for their outstanding performance and wished that they will perform their duties with utmost professionalism and compassion.
These Sub-Inspector Cadets have been rigorously trained for 9 months in Indoor & Outdoor subjects to face the upcoming challenges in Railways and after passing the final exam, today they have participated in this colorful extraordinary parade and after taking pledge, they have become Member of Railway Protection Force.
Parade was organized maintaining social distance and observing all the formalities related to COVID 19.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
COVID-19 UPDATE
220.66 cr Total Vaccine doses  have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive
1,050 doses administered in last 24 hours
India's Active caseload currently stands at 9,092
Active cases stand at 0.02%
Recovery Rate currently at 98.79%
1,948 recoveries in the last 24 hours increases Total Recoveries to 4,44,44,013
865 new cases recorded in the last 24 hours
Daily positivity rate 
Weekly Positivity Rate 
92.91 cr Total Tests conducted so far; 1,35,873 tests conducted in the last 24 hours
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Seller Samvad held in Siliguri to create awareness among sellers regarding the new features and functionality of GeM
Siliguri ; September 19, 2022
In order to create awareness about the new features and functionality of Government e-Marketplace , an event titled Seller Samvad was held in Siliguri today.
Interacting with the sellers, Shri Sayantan Roy, Director , GeM, New Delhi said that Government e-Marketplace  is providing increasing market access to seller groups like MSEs, Women SHGs, Startups reinforcing the Make in India Initiative and Govt of India’s policy to promote local MSEs.
Shri Roy stated that GeM functions as the national procurement portal. It is worth noting that this GeM that operates with three main objectives of efficiency, transparency and inclusiveness, is free from direct contact, paper, cash and status layers. So far about 1 crore transactions worth Rs. 3.02 lakh crores have been made through this portal. A milestone in this process is that the procurement value crossed Rs. 1 lakh crore in FY 21-22 alone.
Since the launch of the portal on August 9, 2016, the number of products sold and procured through the GeM has increased and at present it is over 10,000. In this situation, the Seller Samvad has been planned to provide an opportunity for the sellers to share their experiences and learn the best practices from the others.
The event was attended by Shri Biswajit Sarkar, GeM Facilitator, West Bengal and Sikkim region.With this as a thought, it is felt that GeM has been able to impact a large set of sellers as stakeholders in India’s public procurement ecosystem. It is also planned to have these sellers speak about their experiences and share the same with others to learn from and get inspired.
Prime Minister's Office
PM greets people on Uttarayan
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has greeted the people on the occasion of Uttarayan.
In a tweet, the Prime Minister said;
"Greetings on Uttarayan. May there be abundance of joy in our lives."
Ministry of Communications
Special discounts for outstanding BSNL bills
-Kolkata, 8th November, 2018
BSNL has started a new scheme ‘Project Dhanalakshmi’ for providing special discounts from 1-3 % against outstanding bills on landline/broadband, enterprise business and mobile services during Dussehra and Deepavali. Calcutta Telephones BSNL Customer Service Centre/ Bill Collection centre will remain open on Sundays/Holidays up to 23-11-2018 for collection against outstanding bills. This was stated in a press release issued by BSNL today.
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
India speaks on climate change from a position of strength and responsibility at the Facilitative Sharing of Views  of India’s Third Biennial Update Report  at COP26
During the 11th Facilitative Sharing of Views  at the ongoing COP26, India made a presentation on its third Biennial Update Report  that was submitted to UNFCCC in February 2021.
Making a statement on behalf of India, Dr. J R Bhatt,Scientist G in the Ministry of Environment,Forest and Climate Change,highlighted the fact that India represents 17% of the global population, its historical cumulative emissions are only 4%, while current annual GHG emissions are only about 5%.
Welcoming the FSV as an opportunity to interact with the Parties and complementing the multilateral process,Dr. J R Bhatt,Scientist G in the Ministry of Environment,Forest and Climate Change, made a statement on behalf of India, highlighting the fact that India represents 17% of the global population, its historical cumulative emissions are only 4%, while current annual GHG emissions are only about 5%.
"This is complemented by the fact that India is particularly vulnerable to climate change. However, India is nevertheless taking several mitigation actions, spanning across the entire economy and society and has progressively continued decoupling of its economic growth from greenhouse gas emissions.",added Dr. Bhatt.
A total of nine countries namely, UK, EU, China, Republic of Korea, Luxembourg, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Saudi Arabia and Indonesia asked question as part of the workshop proceedings. All the Parties commended India’s efforts on the BUR and its climate mitigation actions, including recent announcements of new measures.
The key highlight of the discussion on India’s third BUR was the achievement of 24% reduction in emission intensity of its Gross domestic product over the period of 2005-2014, and the significant increase of its solar programme. In the last 7 years, India’s installed solar energy capacity has increased 17 times.
There were questions about India’s multilateral efforts to combat climate change, including the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure . India responded by saying that disaster risk is increasing in developing countries, and this is a step to enhance international cooperation which is much needed in the current times. On the question of India’s increase in forest cover, India responded that people’s participation has played an important role in enhancing its forest cover, and that its forests provide all the four ecosystem services. India highlighted that it speaks on climate change from a position of strength and responsibility.
Statement of India
Prime Minister's Office
Prime Minister thanks people from different walks of life for supporting the cause of Sunday's Janata Curfew
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has hailed the efforts of people from various walks of life that have come together to support the initiative of Janata Curfew this Sunday, the 22nd of March, in an effort to contain the spread of corona virus Covid 19.
Influencers and achievers from various fields and several organisations have come out in support of the Janata Curfew and have urged the nation to come together to make it effective.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Update on COVID-19 Vaccine Availability in States/UTs
More than 185.21 Crore vaccine doses provided to States/UTs
More than 15.66 Crore balance and unutilized vaccine doses still available with States/UTs
The Union Government is committed to accelerating the pace and expanding the scope of COVID-19 vaccination throughout the country. The nationwide COVID 19 vaccination started on 16th January 2021. The new phase of universalization of COVID-19 vaccination commenced from 21st June 2021. The vaccination drive has been ramped up through availability of more vaccines, advance visibility of vaccine availability to States and UTs for enabling better planning by them, and streamlining the vaccine supply chain.
As part of the nationwide vaccination drive, Government of India has been supporting the States and UTs by providing them COVID Vaccines free of cost. In the new phase of the universalization of the COVID19 vaccination drive, the Union Government will procure and supply  75% of the vaccines being produced by the vaccine manufacturers in the country to States and UTs.
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1,85,21,44,495
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15,66,02,526
More than 185.21 crore  vaccine doses have been provided to States/UTs so far through Govt. of India  and through direct state procurement category.
More than 15.66 Cr  balance and unutilized COVID Vaccine doses are still available with the States/UTs to be administered.
Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas
Dharmendra Pradhan Gives “3-I Mantra for Economic Growth"; Says Imagination, Intellect And Innovation Will Drive India Towards $5 Trillion Economy
Minister of Petroleum and Gas & Steel Shri Dharmendra Pradhan today participated in the 92nd Annual Session of FICCI in New Delhi.Giving 3-I mantra of India’s growth, Shri Pradhan said that Intellect, Imagination and Innovation will drive India towards a $5 trillion economy. Wealth creators of the country will have to play an important role in this transition, he added.
Speaking about the Government’s efforts to improve business climate in the country, Shri Pradhan said, “We believe in the principle of Minimum Government, Maximum Governance. Improving Ease of Doing Business is one of our key priorities. Reforms measures undertaken by the Government has shown tremendous results.”
About transformation in rural India, the Minister said, “Rural India is undergoing transformation. PM KISAN Yojana is working towards increasing purchasing capacity in rural India. Our Government is working to ensure housing for all, piped water supply to every household and electricity to every household.”
Speaking about India’s energy landscape, he said, “We are on our way to become world’s largest energy consumer. We will use a combination of conventional fuel and other more sustainable options to create a balanced energy mix. We will also explore other new and sustainable sources of energy like Hydrogen. Technology, innovation will play an important role in this. “
ShriPradhanalso said that India is moving towards a gas based economy and investments of about $100 bn is underway in India’s energy infrastructure including renewables. About bio energy, he said, “India has 600 million MT of biomass. On one hand we are ensuring the highest standards of sustainability through BS-VI, on the other hand, we have made a roadmap to convert this bio to energy.5000 plants are going to be set up for this. Oil and Gas PSUs are giving uptake guarantee and price stability. This will also be an answer to the problem of environment pollution.”
Regarding the steel sector, Shri Pradhan said, “India is the 2nd largest steel producer in the world. Ensuring raw material security, affordability and import diversification are some of our key priorities. We are targeting to become net exporter of steel. Recently, we launched Steel Import Monitoring System which will contribute towards this goal.”
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